Yamaha may now offer Jack Miller another one-year Pramac contract before replacing him with ‘left-field’ rider

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Jack Miller has a chequered history with the German Grand Prix, but he will go to the Sachsenring knowing that a big score could convince Yamaha to keep him at Pramac.

The Australian is fighting for his future with Pramac, as Miller only earned a one-year factory Yamaha contract to rejoin the Tuscan team in the 2025 MotoGP season. He has also already seen the Iwata outfit sign Toprak Razgatlioglu on a two-year contract to join Pramac in 2026.

Razgatlioglu will replace either Miller or Miguel Oliveira, who Yamaha can axe despite giving a two-year factory contract to join Pramac this season. Yamaha included a release clause in Oliveira’s contract based on him being the lowest-ranked rider using the M1 by the summer.

Yamaha are set to see their option become available with Oliveira currently boasting just six points to Fabio Quartararo on 67, Alex Rins on 35 and Miller on 33 ahead of the German GP. Yamaha want to settle Pramac’s 2026 line-up before the Czech Grand Prix on July 20, too.

Yamaha want Diogo Moreira to replace Jack Miller at Pramac in 2026 or 2027

Miller has scored points during each of his nine visits to the Sachsenring as a MotoGP rider, as well as coming third in the 2022 German GP for Ducati. Continuing that run in 2025 with Pramac could now help him stay in MotoGP in 2026 with Yamaha pursuing his replacement.

That is according to Fox Sports Australia, which reports that ‘multiple credible sources’ feel Yamaha want to sign Moto2 star Diogo Moreira to ride for Pramac. The Brazilian’s results in the last four rounds have shot him into contention for a MotoGP seat as early as next term.

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Moreira became the first Brazilian to win a Moto2 race at the Dutch Grand Prix, and he has not finished worse than P5 since the 21-year-old was 21st in America during round three of the 10 staged so far. The Brazilian GP is also due to return to the MotoGP calendar in 2026.

Yet while Yamaha want to sign Moreira for as early as the 2026 season, they may hold off on his graduation into MotoGP until 2027. So, while his emergence as a ‘left-field’ candidate to partner Razgatlioglu is a ‘headache’ for Miller, the 30-year-old may get a one-year contract.

Diogo Moreira could hand Jack Miller a MotoGP lifeline by staying in Moto2 in 2026

Yamaha convinced Pramac to leave the Ducati satellite stable in the 2025 MotoGP season as the Japanese brand wanted the Tuscan team to serve as a finishing school for future factory riders. Miller and Oliveira instead joined Pramac to help Yamaha prepare for the 2027 rules.

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With MotoGP’s switch to 850cc bikes and the introduction of Pirelli tyres in 2027 marking its biggest change to its regulations since the end of the 500cc championship in 2002, the idea of running two rookies in 2026 – even if one is Razgatlioglu – does not sit well with Pramac.

Pramac would prefer to run Moreira in Moto2 in 2026 rather than him replace Miller on the MotoGP grid next year, before then possibly welcoming him into the premier class for 2027. So, while Moreira is a headache for Miller, he could yet even afford the Australian a lifeline.